It was reported that the Kliavkoff and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby met to discuss several options including a schedule alliance and an outright merger.
That would have allowed the Pac to solve one of its major problems, getting eyeballs in the central and eastern time zones. Expansion would have also allowed the Pac to beef up its football prowess, which has been lacking in recent years. Since then, there hasn't been a team that has been in the mix on selection Sunday.
In the end, the Pac chose to stay put and hope that the alliance with the Big Ten and ACC will pay off in the long run -- even if football games with those two conferences won't ramp up until after out-of-conference matchups that have already been scheduled are played. By Barrett Sallee. Recommended Articles. College Football. By Steven Lassan. By Mark Ross. By Ben Weinrib. By Eric Sorenson. By Mark Strausberg.
Hansen was named the Commissioner of the Pac in , a role he would hold for 26 years until , when he was succeeded by Larry Scott who held the role from to June 30, Scott was succeeded by current Pac Commissioner George Kliavkoff who was announced on May 13, and formally assumed the role on July 1, The University of Colorado accepted its invitation to join the Pac on June 11, , and on June 17, , the University of Utah agreed to join the Conference.
The Conference became the Pac and officially began competition on July 1, It was during the academic year that Scott helped deliver monumental changes that transformed the Conference into a modern team league. He also secured landmark media rights deals with ESPN and FOX that dramatically increased national exposure and revenue for each school, in addition to establishing Pac Networks which guaranteed enhanced exposure across all sports.
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